Spring Junior Fighters Competition Delivers Action & Excitement!
 
Congratulations to all the courageous young fighters who competed in the fifth installment of Junior Fighters on Saturday at Tiger Schulmann's state of the art training facility in Elmwood Park, NJ.   The air in the brand new building was electric from the opening bell of the first bout as the fighters gave the crowd something to cheer about with each match.   All of the hard work, dedication and discipline that went into each contestant's training truly showed as they kept the crowd roaring and on their feet throughout.

The competition was capped off with perhaps the most intense bout of the evening, the 140 lb limit modified mixed martial arts main event between Eric Vann (Eternal Martial Arts) and Jimmie Rivera (Team Tiger Schulmann's).   Rivera jumped to an early lead on Vann, controlling the first round with a combination of takedowns and body strikes.   His dominance continued into the second round, where a huge takedown left Rivera angling for a submission by arm bar.   Though unable to convert on this attempt, he quickly switched to a triangle choke, which led to Vann's submission 56 seconds into the second round!

Congratulations to all of our Junior Fighters who competed - we commend each and every one of you for your show of skill, technique and heart. 

Here are the results for the night's bouts:

Anais Moise (Extreme) vs. Christine Atiles (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Winner: Anais Moise (Extreme) by unanimous decision

Austin Riddick (Weapons 9) vs. Melvin Zelenyy (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Exhibition

Caleb Muir (Extreme) vs. DJ Tirelli (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Exhibition

Eijah Abul-Razeq (Zarko) vs. Frank Callace (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Exhibition

Steven Pritchett (Extreme) vs. Darius Samples (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Exhibition

Ayinde Alexander (Zarko) vs. Donnie Speranza (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Exhibition

Leon Palmer (Extreme) vs. George Daskalothanassis (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Exhibition

Alec Weisbrot (Advanced Fighting Systems) vs. Jose Moreno (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Exhibition

Tanner Canfield (Eternal Martial Arts) vs. Hunter Sharf (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Exhibition

Derek Shelberg (Zarko) vs. Jake Saltzman (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Exhibition

Ariana Dindiyal (Extreme) vs. Taylor Speranza (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Winner:   Ariana Dindiyal (Extreme) by TKO at the close of round 2

Kevin Ecke (Eternal Martial Arts) vs. Darryl Haze (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Winner:   Kevin Ecke (Eternal Martial Arts) by unanimous decision

Tom Desmond (Eternal Martial Arts) vs. Gabriel McAuley (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Winner: Tom Desmond (Eternal Martial Arts) by unanimous decision

Jamila Miller (Extreme) vs. Tina Macaluso (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Winner: Jamila Miller (Extreme) by unanimous decision

Yusef Walker (Extreme) vs. Eric Spallone (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Winner:   Yusef Walker (Extreme) by TKO at 1 minute, 52 seconds in the second round

Eric Vann (Eternal Martial Arts) vs. Jimmie Rivera (Team Tiger Schulmann's)
Winner: Jimmie Rivera (Team Tiger Schulmann's) by submission at 56 seconds
in the second round